Weather-vane.



A. M. MELLINGER.

WEATHER VANE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24, 1913.

1 ,O93,062. Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

Witnesses r Inventor Attorneys r are.

ALDUS M. MELLINGER, 0F EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA.

WEATHER-VANE.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, ALnUs M. MELLINGER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Ephrata, in the county ofLancasterand State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and usefuleather-Vane, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to a weather or wind vane, and aims toprovide a novel and improved device of that character which shallpossess a simple, compact, durable and inexpensive structure, and whichshall be practical and efficientin use.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a novel or uniquemeans for mounting the vane proper upon the spindle, whereby the vanewill be free to move with the wind, and whereby the hearing will beprotected from exposure to rain, smoke, sleet and the like.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of theimproved weather vane, a portion of the spindle being broken away. Fig.2 is an enlarged sectional detail taken through the hearing her: orcoupling member.

In carrying out the present invention, there is employed a cruciform or)(-coupling of suitable size, and into the arms or branches thereof, arethreaded the pipe sections 2, 3, 4: and The lower pipe section 5receives the spindle 6, which spindle may be supported upon any suitablebase, in order that the spindle may be mounted upon a structure to whichthe weather vane is to be applied. To the upper end of the uppervertical pipe section 2, which is in alinement with the pipe section 5,there is attached a Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 24, 1913.

Patented Apr. 1a, 1914-.

Serial No. 802,772.

suitable head 7, of wood or other suitable material, and preferablyconical in form. The horizontal pipe sections 3 and a, which are inalinement, have attached to their remote ends, the cast metal arrow heador pointer 8, and the sheet metal wing or tail piece 9, respectively, tocounterbalance each other. The pipe sections 3 and l, constitute theshank of the vane proper, while the arrow 8 and wing 9 constitute thehead and tail portions of the vane, as will be apparent.

Disposed within the cruciform coupling 1, is an anti-frictional ball 10,preferably of glass or other suitable material, and which is confinedwithin the coupling 1 by means of the pipe sections 2, 3, a and Theupper end or tip of the spindle 6 engages the bottom of theanti-frictional ball 10, which serves as an efficient anti-frictionalbearing for the vane, whereby the vane will be free to swinghorizontally with a very slight effort.

The present device is comparatively sim ple, and may be very cheaplymanufactured, or constructed, particular attention being directed to thefact, that the anti-frictional bearing between the spindle and vaneproper, is protected or shielded from the external conditions, by meansof the coupling member 1, and the pipe sections attached thereto. Theseveral parts may be readily assembled, and detached for the purpose ofrepair, replacement or cleaning. The lower pipe section 5 engaging overthe spindle 6, will pre vent the vane from being displaced out of itshorizontal plane.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. In a.device of the character described, a coupling, a vane embodying twosections attached to the coupling, a pipe section attached to anddepending from the coupling, an anti-frictional ball within thecoupling, and a spindle received by the said pipe section and engagingthe said ball.

2. In a device of the character described, a cruciform coupling, pipesections engaged to the several arms thereof, a vane head and wingattached to the remote ends of one pair of alining pipe sections, a headpiece my own, I have hereto affixed my signature mounted upon the end ofone of the other in the presence of tWo Witnesses. pair of alining pipesections, a bearing ball disposed Within the coupling, and a spindleALDUS MELLINGER' received by the other pipe section of the lastWitnesses: mentioned pair, and engaging the said ball. 7 JOHN W- GEHR,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as ELIAS F. HOMBERGER.

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Washington, D. 0. V

